'Til We Meet Again Book 2

Chapter 69

Finally back home in Michigan. We had a fun few days with Dre and Nicole. I got to hang out with Nancy and Kirsty again, Phillip is on a business trip and I got to see the house Kristy and Chase live in. It's a beautiful two-story house with an outdoor pool and barbecue, they have been living with each other for six months and are head over heels in love. They both arranged to move to Michigan after graduating in three years because life in Los Angeles is getting far more expensive. Kristy mentioned they had an altercation about moving to Michigan but finally came to an agreement after Chase convinced her to move.

The worst part of what Shanice told me before we both headed to Los Angeles is stuck in my head. For the life of me, I can't force myself to forget about it, it's engraved. Her words, her tone, hearing how soft and soothing Marshall sounded over the phone with 'dre' are crowding my head. I find myself several nights unable to fall asleep because it echoes in my head. Marshall is beginning to catch on and I did an excellent job pretending that it doesn't bother me when in fact, it does bother me.

Marshall is at work as always. I'm gonna take advantage of my day off and Marshall's away to see Taylor at the hospital. I need answers and Marshall clearly will not tell me the truth so I need to talk to Taylor about who exactly she slept with on Wednesday, I for sure know it's Marshall but I'm gonna feel stupid if it's not him. I get in my car and drive to Henry Ford Hospital where she's currently staying at. To be honest, I thought she would be out and kicking, guess not.

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I walk through the entrance and approach the receptionist "Hi, I need to see Taylor Dawson" I smile at the receptionist "Are you family?" I know I won't be able to get in without saying I'm family "I'm her cousin" She nods and types away "She is staying in room 203, upstairs, to your left" She smiles at me "Thank you" I nod and walk away. I take the elevator up to the second floor and follow the directions the receptionist gave me. There is a small window on the door and I see Taylor awake, looking up at the ceiling. She is clearly bored and probably in need of some company. Sad to say she looks defeated.

I knock on the door "Come in" She yells and I open the door, I catch Taylor glaring at me "What do you want?" She bites "I heard about your overdose and wanted to check in on you" I close the door behind me "How sweet" She says sarcastically and flashes me a sarcastic smile "Taylor, I'm not here to have any altercation or whatever" I sit down beside her bed "Shanice told me you overdosed because your boyfriend found out you slept with someone on Wednesday night" Taylor glares at me "Who the fuck told her?" Taylor asks me "Clive, he told Shanice at daycare" She looks up at the ceiling "Son of a bitch" She mumbles "Clive can never keep a secret even if his fucking life depended on it" She looks back at me.

"You owe me an explanation" I glare at her "I don't owe you shit" She snaps "After everything you have done since high school til now you are still the same bitch" Taylor looks away from me "Marshall didn't come home on Wednesday night and I need to know if he slept with you at your place" She looks back at me and her eyes softens "God ummm" She sighs "Yeah, he did" My heart stops and my blood goes cold "Why?" I ask her "Marshall found out Lucas and I were having problems so he came over to my house at exactly 9:30pm and we got the talking. I had started crying because I love Lucas and Marshall said he couldn't understand why he and I were having problems because I'm a 'nice girl' yeah right" She rolls her eyes "One thing led to another and we kissed then we had sex" I look down "Next day, Lucas 'anonymously' found out I cheated on him and he came over to the house, started trashing the place, screaming at me then he left. A couple of hours later, I took a handful of pills and the rest is history" Taylor finishes her story.

"Who found you?" I ask her "I don't know, so far I haven't had any visitors besides you, I mean my mom and dad and Tony haven't visited me" Taylor sighs "I'm sorry" I feel bad for her "Don't be, I'm glad I don't talk to those snakes" I furrow my brows and she notices "Don't worry about it" Taylor gestures it with her hand "Well I hope you get better" I give her a corner smile "I should be heading home now" I get up and Taylor grabs my hand, I look back at her "What's wrong?" I ask her "I'm sorry for everything I did and for sleeping with Marshall" She sounds like she means it "I forgive you" I nod "Thank you for coming to visit me" She smiles at me "Get better, Taylor" She lets go of my hand and exit out of her room.

I can't be with Marshall knowing he slept with a bitch I swore to hate but I forgave her. She seemed so fragile and it was pointless to keep the hate I had bottled up inside. It's time to move on. I get in my car and drive home.

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I race up to my bedroom without even checking if Marshall is home or not and begin to pack my clothes. I'm staying in a hotel til I get my own apartment. I hear Marshall clearing his throat "What the fuck are you doing?" Marshall glares at me "I know you slept with Taylor" I yell at him "For the last fucking time I didn't sleep with her" He screams at me and I stop packing "Stop lying to me, I visited her today at the hospital and she fessed up" I go back to packing "Fine I did fucking sleep with her" Marshall admits and I start to tear up "Why?" I ask him without looking at him "No fucking reason I just needed some pussy" Marshall shrugs. I'm in disbelief "I thought you were through sleeping around" I glare at him "I will never change Amanda, you should have known that before you jumped in bed with me" Marshall smirks. I pick up a vase from the nightstand and throw it at him, it shatters on the floor "You're a sick man" I finish packing up my stuff "I know I am, Taylor isn't the only bitch I slept with" He smirks again.

What is wrong with him? "What is wrong with you?" I yell at him "I love the women" Marshall shrugs "I mean I love you but I can't tie myself down to one woman, I have needs" Marshall yells "Well don't worry you won't have to tie yourself to me anymore, we're done" I walk passed him and he grabs my wrist and presses me against the wall "I'm sorry I made you believe I could change and give up the women to be with you but I can't and it won't stop me because I love you so fucking much because I do, I love you but I can't be changed" He yells "I'm sorry I wasted your time on me, I'm fucking sorry you broke up with Cole to be with me, you'll find someone whose better than me in every fucking way but he's never gonna love you like I do" Marshall glares at me. I have nothing to say to him, I want to leave "Let me go" A tear streams down my cheek "I'm sorry Amanda" He lets me go "Goodbye"

I exit his house and get in my car. I drive to a nearby hotel and check myself in. I walk inside my room and close the door behind me. I begin to cry and kick my suitcase, sliding against the door. I'm so broken and hurt, I can't even articulate exactly how I'm feeling. I can't. It's over.